Long Ming Defeated in an Instant!!

A 99.9 percent chance of winning?

His opponent was a Dragon Whale Clan powerhouse who had crushed two peak fourth-rank prodigies in succession!

Was this kid a fearless newborn calf who had no idea how high the heavens were? Or... did he truly possess the terrifying strength and confidence to back that up?

Just then, an almost imperceptible smile curled the corners of Xiao Shan's mouth.

The answer did not surprise him.

Because he knew perfectly well.

From the beginning, the trump card he had pinned his hopes on had been neither Lei Poyue nor Chu Yunfei.

It was the young man before him, who had dominated the Eversong Star Realm at the Hidden Dragon Assembly and severely injured his precious granddaughter with a single move.

"Good."

Xiao Shan nodded, his tone firm.

"Then take the stage, Qin Yan."

With that, he swept his hand.

Qin Yan felt a gentle yet irresistible force lift him, and he landed on the arena that bore the Human Clan's final hope.

The crystalline blue floor felt cold beneath his feet.

Twenty meters away, Long Ming slowly turned his sharp eyes toward him, assessing him with amusement like a predator spotting fresh prey.

"Begin!"

Yet Long Ming still looked utterly bored as he stood in the arena.

He casually rested his black Sea Halberd on his shoulder, its blade pointing down, not even bothering to take the most basic opening stance.

His falcon-sharp eyes surveyed Qin Yan with condescension and a faint hint of mockery.

"Kid, I hope you can last a few more moves."

Long Ming's voice dripped with undisguised disdain. "Don't go down after two or three moves like those two pieces of trash just now.

"That would make this fight far too boring."

He meant every word.

To him, defeating the